He has an extensive management and organizational experience in the fields of forensic engineering and construction contribute to his professional business approach in his work as a Civil Engineer. After completing his Civil Engineering degree at the University of Utah, he was commissioned an officer in the United States Marine Corp during which time he managed the EPA and OSHA programs for 16,000 personnel and supervised all Safety and Environmental personnel within his division. After a 4 year military career, holding the rank of Captain, entered the civilian workforce in construction management. He has extensive experience conducting forensic structural examinations, analysis and report composition. He has examined hundreds of structures, identifying cause, origin, and extent of various types of damage. His familiarity with current and historical building codes has resulted in identification of design and construction defects. Some of his work includes evaluating foundations, structural members, various roof systems, and analysis of watershed drainage systems.

Education

BS, Civil Engineering, University of Utah 1995

Certified Professional Engineer

Licensed in Texas, 2003

Licensed in Arizona, 2004

Licensing in Missouri (in progress), 2007/2008

NCEES

(National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying), accredited by ANSI, 2007Established national record, 2004

Responsibilities: Initiated in-house engineering processes at top 20 builder. Procured all hardware & software, and trained personnel as necessary for daily operations. Value engineered roof and framing plans for Dallas and Houston venues, and produced material schedules for estimating and field use. Identified ways to streamline product development and operations processes capable of saving millions of dollars per year.

Value engineered 300+ plans in the Dallas & Houston markets saving an average of over $2,000 per home through material reduction & elimination of engineering service fees.

Identified areas of systematic structural deficiency and coordinated with Purchasing, Estimating and Operations to provide details and specifications to correct various issues, while providing for ease of installation.

Provided on-call field service to construction superintendents for corrective action on construction defect issues and warranty service.

Desert Sun EngineeringYuma, AZPrincipal Engineer, Department Manager of Land Development

Responsibilities: Performed executive management for regional builder; managing in-house engineering department for land development. Procured all hardware, software and standards necessary for daily operations. Designed, engineered and estimated all land development plans for several subdivisions with multiple phases. Represented the owner in frequent interaction with city, county and state agencies. Coordinated with council members, commissioners, and city staff during pre-development planning, spoke at public hearings for land-use & rezoning amendments, and submission of subdivision plats & improvement plans for approval to construct.

Performed cost/benefit analysis comparing multiple construction options. Calculated development construction cost estimates to determine county and city construction bonds.

Provided all documentation and public speaking for land use amendments, rezoning applications and development plan submissions with the governing municipality.

Designed 3 subdivisions totaling 717 lots from layout to approval to construct, with substantial work on 2 additional subdivisions of 435 lots.

Performed approximately 380+ residential and commercial structural examinations.

Determined cause and origin of damage for insurance claims, and assignment of fault for design and construction defects for subrogation legal cases. Experience with multiple current & historic building codes, research of documentary evidence, and witness interviews. Reviewed designs, as-built plans, specifications, plumbing reports and performed applicable engineering calculations.

Evaluated integrity of damaged slab-on-grade foundations, structural members and various roof systems damaged by water, fire, storm and vehicular collision.

Experience with watershed drainage system analysis.

BuildersHouston, TXDesign Engineer, Custom Design & Construction

Responsibilities: Designed custom plans for residential construction and mandated all specifications. Performed purchase management, cost estimation, bidding process for materials and labor, cost/value analysis, hiring, scheduling and supervision of all subcontractors. Negotiated payment contracts with all subcontractors and authorized timely payment for services rendered.

Responsible for all product design and material specifications.

Coordinated with local building officials, Municipal Utility District and survey crews for permitting, creation of lot plans and installation of utilities.

Daily inspected homes to ensure quality of workmanship, compliance with building codes and troubleshoot problems.

Maintained 90-day average build time for homes, a reduction of the standard 105 day average. Time efficiency was obtained by aggressive advance scheduling, daily inspections and rescheduling as needed.